How much funding will be available through the Local Levee Grant Program- LLUR, LOLE, and total?
Total funding for the Local Levee Grant Program for FY 2007-08 is $60 million- $40 million for LLUR grants and $20 million for LOLE grants. Please note that these amounts will also cover DWR’s costs to develop and administer the program, so the amount actually awarded as grant funding will be slightly less than $60 million. At this time, LLUR grant funds will only be awarded in FY 2007-08; no future funds are identified for this grant. DWR anticipates that there will be additional rounds of funding for LOLE grants, but to date no specific funding values have been determined. • What suggestions can DWR offer prospective applicants? Applicants are encouraged to be sure that their submitted applications are complete. A precursor to evaluation of proposed levee projects/evaluations is screening for applicant eligibility and application completeness. If either of these screening criteria is not met, the application will not move forward to the evaluation stage. This, along with all the othe
